Preparations are well under way for the 11th of July bonfires. All over Belfast (well, all over the unionist areas), there are great piles of pallets & old furniture waiting to be set ablaze on the 11th night. A tradition I guess, but a bit of an eyesore.
The Crumlin Road Courthouse was closed in 1998, after about 150 years of service. It was the scene of many trials during the troubles, but now, a sign of hopefully happier times ahead, a local developer is planning to convert it into a luxury hotel.
A container ship travelling along Carlingford Lough this afternoon. The lough forms part of 'the border' - in the photograph below, the mountains rising to the left are in Northern Ireland, those on the right are in Southern Ireland.
As mentioned in an earlier post, the second main local newspaper is the Irish News. Their offices are here in Donegall Street - just around the corner from the Telegraph offices.
Cuddles enjoys a little bit of basking as only he knows how. I been studying his technique and when my holidays arrive I plan to put all I have learned into action.... or is that inaction.
Fathers Day (here in the UK anyway - I know it is celebrated on a different day in the US), and to celebrate we had chocolate and salted butter caramel tart (a recipe from the new book based on the fabulous Chocolate and Zucchini blog), decorated with strawberries from our allotment.
Late evening at our allotment. (This photo looks better if you click on it to blow it up to full screen size.)
After the blazing sunshine of the last few days, Belfast is now experiencing all of the above....just look at the water pouring off my neighbour's guttering.
This large sculpture appeared outside City Hall today - as the centrepiece of the City Council's Waste Fair. I don't think Queen Victoria likes it.
My husband went over to Casement Park today for the Derry/Antrim match - but it was rained off. This photo was taken after most of the crowd had left. Here's hoping the weather has improved by next Sunday...
